According to a reported AnTuTu benchmark, the Galaxy S6 Edge (or Galaxy S Edge depending on who you ask), is shaping up to be quite the powerful flagship device. From what small amount of info can be taken from a quick benchmark and profile of specs, it would appear that Samsung is sparing no expense on the performance side of the device, shipping it with its own in-house processor and massive 20MP camera.

At first, it was thought that this profile belonged to the Galaxy S6, but when the model number G925W8 was referenced, reports from various Samsung-centric sites attribute that exact model number to the Galaxy S6 Edge.

Above, the new Exynos 7420 is put up against the Exynos 5433, which is featured in the Galaxy Note 4 overseas. As you can see quite clearly, the 7420 is no joke, especially in the 3D department.

Of course, March 1 is the date set for the unveiling of both the GS6 and GS6 Edge at MWC in Barcelona. We are only a few weeks away from finally leaving these leaks behind us.

Correct me if i’m wrong, but doesn’t every benchmark test make that device look like the greatest thing on earth? .

Benchmark Schmenchmark

Of course, because they can be faked or fudged…

Nate

Battery size for those specs and water resistance?

Jeffrey Fazal

Rumors say that the device will directly compatible with wireless charger and powered by Qualcomm quick charge 2.0-technology. If this is the case, then I already purchased a 4 Port USB Charger with quick charge 2.0 port and auto detection feature that can charge my Note 4 as well as my Nexus 6 at faster rate similar to turbo charger or adaptive fast charger. I purchased it from Amazon: http://goo.gl/sNoUJqhttp://imgur.com/o7gcFo9

c4v3man

Didn’t the 3d performance suffer in the 5433 compared to the SnapDragon 805, making the improvement in the 7420 a minor improvement in terms of it’s real competition? I’d rather see how it benches against the SnapDragon 810.

flosserelli

I bet Exynos 7420 will spank SD810 in benchmarks. But more importantly is how that translates into day-to-day performance, and Touchwiz usually makes Samsung devices feel slower than competitors.

Neil Fujiwara

Ah the best part of phone leaks, the hypebeasting. In terms of practicality, Turbo Charging has made removable batteries not extremely necessary. Fifteen minutes to get a 50% charge. Still I am a big Moto fan and would hope that Samsung will optimize the system considering the smaller battery size.

They’ll probably just use leftover S5 parts for Windows Phones like they did with the S4 if at all.

TR1

All these specs are useless nowadays. They won’t impress the average user…. What will impress is a fresh new design and unfortunately it looks like Samsung is sticking with the old and tired button layout, ugly heart rate monitor slot, protruding camera and wait…. A CURVED side. Whoop dee doo

Chippah

ROOT on ATT or VZW or GTFO..

No root after all these months since the Note 4 Launch with a $14k+ bounty sucks and is killing a great device.

flosserelli

Unlocked or GTFO

wtd2009

Don’t really see the point of a quad hd screen in a 5 inch phone but hey if there are zero compromises in battery life and screen brightness than whatever. Not even a distant priority in my opinion once you’ve got FHD.

Davey973

Like obviously with specs it’s only for the Asian market when have the USA gotten an octa-core mainstream device…don’t worry I’ll wait

StankyChikin

Think this ranks up at around 15 on a scale of 10 on the don’t care-a-meter.

e_droid

If it runs Android (opposed to Tizen) I will definitely give it a look.

Toofi Moofi

Octa cpu is useless. Quad or even dual is more then enough.
3GB was in note 3 and thats 2 generations ago so they shoyld have 4gig or more

QHD on a small mobile device is useless. I have a note 4 and I can say that its taking its toll on performance and battery.

20mpx camera ? Mpx is so 90s. Get a better lens.

Android 5.0.2??? Android 5.1 is ready already. Why the heck would they go for 5.0.2?

Adreno gpu is not good when it comes to emus. I wish we got Tegra. Then ppsspp would be smoooth.

And last but not least, where the fudge is lollipop for my Note4? shame on u samsung!

MaxPower27

5.1 has been spotted on a few devices but hasn’t been announced (and probably won’t be until Google I/O in May). They’re not going to launch with an unannounced OS version.

I’d be really suprised if you actually go around asking everybody with a Samsung device if they know what kind of device they have and if they know it’s Android and not TouchWiz. Doubt it but I’m sure even the non tech know they either have iPhone or Android. People aren’t as stupid as you guys want them to make them seem to justify Samsungs sales

mcdonsco

I could swear I said nothing about iphones? Yup, that’s right, I didn’t.

No, I don’t go around asking regularly, but being a mobile tech enthusiasts and a Realtor that meets a lot of people in my line of work, I occassionally ask clients/colleagues what phone they have, most dont know and respond with galaxy, android or iPhone; very few know the make/model of their phone, largely because most people dont care.

Sorry, its just reality buddy.

jnt

I agree with you 100% – but that doesn’t negate RS5’s point (as I said to Durden above). Whether or not they know it’s Android, it still outsells other OEMs, so it can’t be that bad to the general public/average consumer.

mcdonsco

Its mostly advertising, same as Apple; Apple is best at it, but Samsung is pretty good too.

Yeah it’s long but…

The funny thing about Apple is that a lot of their advertising is done FOR them by others. The iPhone is basically becoming Kleenex or Pampers, a brand that is so synonymous with a category that the brand becomes the item no matter what brand you’re talking about. (“Hey, pass me a Kleenex; yeah I know it’s the store brand but I’m still calling it a Kleenex.”).
Just as a large group of the population doesn’t know much about the specific details of their Android phone, there’s also a large portion of the public that don’t know the details of their specific iPhone (unless it’s the “big ones that just came out”), they just know they have an iPhone. Apple spends a lot less on product placement and ads because people just use iPhones so much that it’s right there for all to see whenever someone needs to use a phone on a TV show or movie and then you get others that see a black slab phone and assume it’s an iPhone. Can’t tell you how many people thought my Moto360 was the Apple Watch (even though it’s round, black, and the Apple Watch hasn’t been released). Most of this isn’t Apple’s advertising, per se, it’s everybody talking about Apple for Apple. It’s so much a part of our daily culture that it’s advertising genius. Advertising by not having to really advertise.

David Stevens

Samsung sales math. Mass marketing+easily persuaded= money.
Not saying its a bad thing, but crediting Samsung for making quality products is laughable.

True – but does that really matter to RS5…’s point? The average consumer has access to all the other phones as well. So whether or not they know it’s all Android, they still don’t dislike Touchwiz enough to stop it from being a huge seller vs the other Android OEMs.

Tyler Durden

Id say the average person doesn’t buy it for touchwiz. They buy it because it’s the hip thing to do.

MicroNix

Touchwiz is the looks of the phone’s software. Looks are part of the package. Therefore if someone like the Galaxy phone and purchases it, Touchwiz was part of that decision. See how that goes Tyler? We’ll cover pricing and economics in tomorrow’s lesson.

Good_Ole_Pinocchio

Feeling very Meh about the hardware since it doesn’t really matter. All I’m interested in is seeing what Samsung does with TouchWiz… They’re supposed to be toning it down. We’ll see.

Xavier_NYC

I think that’s what I’m looking forward to the most with this announcement. I want to see if they’re true to their word and actually make TW as smooth as stock Lollipop.

ClikFire

while I agree with the software I have shifted from not caring about hardware to now wanting premium materials on my next device no matter what. I love my Nexus 5 but I use my phones naked so it starts to feel grimy and slimy when its plastic.

Vanquishgc

Yup, premium materials and baller hardware don’t make up for garbage software in my book. God I hate TouchLag. Sorry, just having flashbacks to the Charge (worst thing I’ve ever owned. Still hate myself for it), GS3, and Note 2.

MicroNix

During the Charge era I owned a *Motorola* Droid 3. Worst lag bucket I’ve EVER owned. I’m pretty sure not one phone from that era was good. I can’t do Motorola anymore because I’ve been scared by LagPic. I find that more annoying than a few milliseconds of wait from TW. Speaking of TW, the GS3 was a great phone after the bloat was frozen.

Vanquishgc

Yeah I never understood why that phone was ever released, especially considering the 4 came out like 6 months after. I’ve actually had my best luck with Moto. The Bionic wasn’t the greatest I’ll admit. The screen was grainy, and my god the camera was awful. But the OG Droid I had was great, loved the RAZR Maxx, the M was OK (still not sure why I got that one), and of course the Moto X was awesome outside of the only alright battery life. Never had a call issue with any of them though. But yeah of all the smartphones I’ve had, the Charge had the worst lag easily, followed by the Note 2, and then the Bionic. Best was the M8. Holy crap was that thing smooth. Too bad the ocean ate it. Miss that phone :(. Still, the G3 has been a more than worthy replacement I have to say.

Nayners

OT: Is it just me, or are none of DL posts showing up in Feedly? Anyone else?

jnt

Hasn’t been since late yesterday when their DDoS attack started – my guess is they’re still cleaning that up.

Nayners

Oh, Damn. DDoS? For real? Why would someone do that to good ole Droid Life? That sucks.

roberthenderson

and don’t forget the added bonuses of a small non upgradable battery, no SD card and no front facing speakers.

flosserelli

Imo having a smoking fast processor is useless when it won’t make it past lunch without recharging. Samsung had better have serious battery sipping tricks in play.

hkklife

It’s Samsung. TW will always be a resource hog.

Adrynalyne

Which would require them shutting things down and making the experience…less. I don’t agree with that form of battery savings.

Cole Walter Tague

It has an SD card slot

Tyler Durden

Before you throw out that ridiculous word, how do you know it has one?

Cole Walter Tague

From the metal casing pictures

Tyler Durden

Only if it’s the final design.

spec

gsmarena also says it has SD slot. how do you know it doesn’t?

hkklife

DOA if all that is true, especially with no micro SD slot. But I think that is unlikely and Samsung will keep the microSD slot. But I agree on a gimped, fixed battery. lets hope for a “Prime” or “Maxx” variant (even the Active) to add all that stuff back. Otherwise, the Note 4 is as good as it gets for power users.

Razylym Maugh

Will it have the 64 bit architecture?

I’m assuming it will.

paul_cus

Actually looking forward to Samsung’s announcement, for once.

Tyler Durden

Even if that 2500mAh rumor is confirmed?

William Kister

64 bit processor should produce better battery life if it is true.

Tyler Durden

lol, still not gonna be good enough on such a small battery. I wouldn’t personally trust it.

You are in the minority, the people who complain the most about Samsung aren’t consumers, you aren’t even their customer why should they care what you say? You aren’t buying anything and you guys make up less than 1 percent of sales if any of you actually buy any products. I don’t know, I don’t complain about HTC or waste my time commenting on a post because I don’t buy their products not do I care about them

Tyler Durden

Samsung deserves the criticism. But hey, keep buying the same product every year. More power to ya.

We were talking design but as long as it took you to come up with that idiotic smart ass reply I didn’t expect you to.realize that. Smh

Vanquishgc

I’m not quite sure he’s the minority given their loss in market share. Besides, free country. MURICA. Personally I’ve had 4 Samsung models, and I’ll be staying far away until they get it together. The Note 2 was nice, and had great battery, but the lack of RAM made for quite the lag, the display was honestly a joke for a screen that size (265 ppi on 5.5 in display? Really? My Rezound was better), and sweet Jesus don’t get me started on TouchWiz. One more thing, I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve always had call quality issues with Samsungs. Never any issues with HTCs I’ve had, my G3 I currently use, or the 5 Motos I’ve had (well duh on that one). But all 4 Samsungs? Hmmm. Anyway, bottom line is, while Tyler does sometimes troll, he does also bring up valid points. Plus his gifs are awesome lol

Droid Life..for…umm….LIFE

IMO, their loss in market share has more to do with other OEMs. People have more viable choices now. When Samsung was selling like hotcakes, other OEMs were still trying to catch up. Samsung’s mistakes were rooted in not staying ahead of the Android competition but still thinking that name recognition and “generally good” products would still get them by. They still sold a lot of phones, they just didn’t sell as many as they thought they would and the public wasn’t as impressed when they looked at other options (similar to some summer blockbuster sequels, they sell a lot of tickets and make a lot of money but just aren’t that great but they aren’t improving on the story).
Samsung still makes good phones but now, so does LG, Sony, HTC, Motorola (which VZW has a vested interest in with the Droid line, hence marketing and product pushing) and Apple has bigger versions of pretty much the same phones refreshed. They’re a Final Four team that’s lost in the Sweet Sixteen or Elite Eight this year.
Everyone’s deserving of criticism, Sammy, more so than some others (device spam, Tizen, S-apps, TW, etc…) but no one can argue that they aren’t a player in the game especially in the public’s eye.

Also, the problem with the messenger is that while “Tyler” makes valid points from time to time, he’s been a troll (and negative and a Sammy basher) sooo often that most people (typical DL commenters) disregard what he says. Before, Tyler was probably 82% troll and 17% valid commenter; and now he’s probably at about 63%-60% troll and 37%-40% valid commenter with the occasional “wit” thrown in, I’m guessing to show his funny but at this point, you don’t know if he’s “trolling” or just plain being sarcastic (because…. ‘Murica!).

jerbanumbi

What do you mean, I was buying Samsung devices but I don’t buy them anymore. If we were minority then why Samsung kept on losing profit? Just think about it.

The market share is being lost to low cost Android devices, why do you think everybody rushing to churn out cheap phones. And fyi majority of that market was lost in Asia not the US, Samsung sales in the US remain the same for the most part. They ran an article on why Samsung was losing market share and it wasn’t because of Touchwiz

TW-Sucks

Being burned by Samsung left a scar on all of us that used their previous products. After the SG3 I’ll never use another Sammy Device with TW.

Samsung builds a great phone almost indestructible, but the TW has to go

MicroNix

My SG3 was an awesome phone. Have no idea what you did to yours! All I do was root it and freeze the bloat and that phone ran great. Battery lasted all day. Never bothered with a custom rom because it ran that good. Pics turned out clear. Never dropped a call. Is there something I’m missing here?

Badelhas

Mine was good as well. Until I tried the HTC one m8

Magnus100

I bet he would if you’d volunteer to be his personal slave to carry the car battery around for him

yeah it is better to wait for official announcement rather than just believing on rumors!

Badelhas

TouchWiz will lag, as always

Gary Hicks

Bandwagon statement. TouchWiz has improved by leaps.

Shawn Pourhosseini

it has improved but sadly still has huge lag..my father has a Note 4 Edge and i have the Turbo and my phone is noticably faster in almost every app and the keyboard lags. text messaging lags.. its not noticeable if you only use samsung phones but when you compare it to a near stock android application its really laggy and stutters alot….mind you both phones have almost identical specs

David Stevens

I just traded my Note 4 for the Turbo. Its funny how you don’t really notice the Touchwhiz “lagg,” until you use something else. Just navigating around the phone or going in and out of apps feels way faster on this phone. I didn’t hate the Note 4, I think Samsung makes a great phone with useful features, but its hella laggy.

ClikFire

thats called delay, not lag. Big Difference. Im no sammy fan either I came from a long line of galaxy devices currently use a Nexus 5 but my pervious Galaxy s4 was actually really smooth and my wife has a Note 3 and compared to the performance of my Nexus 5 it runs just as good.

Honestly people over exaggerate and lag on Galaxy Devices.

David Stevens

That’s called an excuse. If it takes more then normal to open an App or register touches its lag. Even if its delay,which is a sugar-coated word for lag, its unacceptable.

Adrynalyne

Lag = latency = waiting = delay.

The delay isn’t the issue, the loss of framerate is IMO.

Delay doesn’t hurt my experience but choppiness does.

Tyler Durden

Still hogs the ram and internal storage

mcdonsco

The best improvement Samsung could make to touchwiz would be to fire the entire department responsible for it.

Will never happen, but…

ClikFire

touchwiz is honestly not that bad its gotten a whole lot better.

mcdonsco

I had the note 4 since launch day, just sold it about 2 weeks ago…touchwiz is still touchwiz.

My gripes with it are A) its laggy as can be and B) it looks horrible.

I waver a lot though, I never like to stick with the same thing, so touchwiz aside, I’ll likely have another Samsung phone at some point in the future, but it will likely be followed up by a pure android device.

David Stevens

Same boat as you. I can apreciate some of the software enhancements Samsung brings to the table, but the implementation is what kills it. I go back and forth quite often. Its so refreshing to go back to a moto x or nexus but sometimes i miss Samsung features. Wish there was a good middle ground.

David Stevens

Touchwhiz hasn’t gotten any better, hardware has. Only reason it runs somewhat OK is becuase all the power behind it.

Badelhas

It has. But put the Note 4 and my HTC one m8 together and open some apps, home screen, notifications, call someone… You will quickly understand what I am saying. It’s very very noticeable

David Stevens

Just press the multitasking tab on both. The m8 is almost instantaneous. You could grab a cup of coffee and come back and touchwhiz would still be stuck.

Adrynalyne

…where?

flosserelli

I was tempted to say the same, but if Samsung actually follows through with decoupling TW components and offering them in the Play store, then there might be hope.

Badelhas

The problem is not how many apps they have. Yes, removing apps will save space and memory (good for multitasking) but it won’t solve the lag problem, imo. It’s a much more deeper problem than that. I had the S3, S4,note 2 and note 4. When compared to m8 or my mother’s Moto G, THEY ALL LAG. it’s frustrating. Only when I got this new two phones I noticed the difference

MicroNix

“Only when I got this new two phones I noticed the difference”

So if you never had the G to compare it to, it (perceived lag) would have never bothered you is what I just read there.

Badelhas

Not quite, the lag was already bothering me, to be honest. But your point dosent make sense. Answer me, if you never upgrade to something better, will you be forever pleased with what you got now? Why do you upgrade, then? You can only feel something is better if you try it. I dare you to try the difference. Do you have someone with a Moto G (150 bucks phone) you can experiment for 5 minutes? Then we’ll talk

Guest

Put the Note 4 and my HTC one m8 together and open some apps, home screen, notifications, call someone… You will quickly understand what I am saying

droidrazredge

I’m shocked that they didn’t follow what LG did and go with a 3k SQHD display. Keeping it around 5.2″ with a QHD and a Exynos 7420 Chipset. Now all that’s left is to see how toned down TouchWiz is. Things could get interesting now.

Carlos Lopez

and its battery life i cant imagine a 2500 mah will suffice

flosserelli

I’m betting 2500 mAh pushing QHD will be good for 3 hours SOT max.

Jason

Well considering every generation of AMOLED becomes more and more efficient, and the galaxy s5 LTEA QHD screen lasts for nearly 5 hours of SOT, I would assume two generations newer and a slightly larger battery would yield better than 5.

Adrynalyne

Not even that.

ClikFire

2k is already useless as it is on smartphones. Proof? The iphone 6 only has a 720p display but the display is beautiful. Sometimes its Quality over Quantity. Plus I would rather have 1080p and better battery life.